Archive for May, 2009

American writers revel in Lord of the Rings scenery

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 Posted in New Zealand

Three senior writers from the New Yorker, who were guests at last weekend's Auckland Writers & Readers Festival, have been raving about New Zealand in blogs on the magazine's website. ... Read more..

Warner Bros. Takes Over Lord Of The Rings Games With Aragorn’s Quest

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 Posted in Gaming

As it steps up publishing efforts, Warner Bros. has revealed its first post-EA Lord of the Rings game, the family-friendly LOTR: Aragorn's Quest, which will be making an appearance at ... Read more..

Getting to Be a Hobbit: ‘Fellowship!’, a Musical Parody, Returns in L.A.

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 Posted in Events, Stage Productions

Presented by Dog Named Fish, the staging is directed by Joel McCrary. The book is by Kelly Holden-Bashar and McCrary, music is by Allen Simpson and lyrics are by "everybody," ... Read more..

Q&A: Hobbit Director Guillermo del Toro on the Future of Film

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro

By Scott Brown @ Wired: Two years ago, few outside of fanboyland knew who Guillermo del Toro was. Film geeks name-dropped him as one of the "Three Amigos," a triad ... Read more..

TV Watch: Primetime Geek Talks TORN..sorta

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Television

Paul Vincenti writes: I am a fantasy artist (winner of best in show at the ELF art show a few years back), and recently did an interview with Prime Time ... Read more..

Hobbit director sets up his man cave

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro, New Zealand

Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro is making himself comfortable in Wellington as he hunkers down to direct The Hobbit including replicating his Los Angeles "man cave". Oscar winner del Toro ... Read more..

The Hobbit set to benefit New Zealand tourism

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

The New Zealand tourist board is expecting The Hobbit, the new film based on JRR Tolkien's book, to have a similar effect on tourism in the country to the hugely ... Read more..

TV Watch: GDT on ‘Craig Ferguson’

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro, Television

Guillermo del Toro is slated to be a guest on 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson' on Monday, June 1st. He is currently heading over to LA for a ... Read more..

WETA Interviews Richard Taylor & Shane Rangi

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Richard Taylor, WETA Digital, WETA Workshop

From the folks at WETA: Weta Cast Episode IX - Weta's Creative Director Richard Taylor gives us an update on the projects Weta is working on. We also catch up ... Read more..

Sala Baker is a Deadly Warrior

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Sala Baker, Television

[caption id="attachment_29978" align="alignright" width="95" caption="Sala Baker"][/caption]Ed sends this in: I hadn't seen anything posted on TORN about this, but Tuesday's episode of "Deadliest Warrior" on Spike TV featured Sala Baker ... Read more..

Exclusive with ‘Reclaiming The Blade’ director

Thursday, May 21st, 2009 Posted in John Rhys-Davies, LotR Cast News, LotR Production, Props, Viggo Mortensen

[caption id="attachment_30849" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Reclaiming the Blade"][/caption]“Star Wars” and “The Lord of the Rings” are two of the most widely appealing film series in history. While they share many ... Read more..

UK’s Royal Mail Goes Mythical

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

DAVE MCKEAN AND NEIL GAIMAN COMBINE ON MYTHICAL NEW STAMPS FROM ROYAL MAIL A boulder-wielding giant and a fire-breathing dragon are just two of the illustrations on Royal Mail’s stunning Mythical ... Read more..